... coming home after a hard 10hr day (well actually more like 12hrs because I was up at 5am working before I left for work) to find your husband has:
- been to the shops and bought ingredients for dinner
- had already started and is currently cooking said dinner (which also happens to be your favourite mmm Masaman curry... smells are filling the air...)
- tells you not to snack on the left over mini Easter eggs because in the fridge is your favourite cheese (mmm garlic Boursin!!) and some crackers to go with while we wait for dinner to cook
- tells you to check in the fridge, to which you find two tubs of tasty tasty ice cream (apparently it was a two-for-one deal)
Oh and lots of warm hugs to go with.
First questions to ask?
- Are you ok?
- Are we ok?
- Are you softening some bad news?
- Did you get fired?
- What is this all about?
Reassuring answers:
- All fine
- All fine
- No bad news
- Not fired
- Because I love you (the best answer of all...)
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The first of the two May long weekends
Monday, May 4, 2009
I have never wanted a long weekend so badly! I have just been so exhausted by work lately. There was no time this week to catch up on sleep from my work trip last weekend. In fact I was going backwards what with late nights and very early mornings. So yay for three days of sleeping in until 10am. It is a bit sad though. I just can't sleep in past 10am like I could in my Uni days (what is with that?) At least with the days getting longer we can feel less guilty about sleeping in and waisting the precious light (there is still light in the sky at 9pm!). There is still plenty of time to do things.
On Saturday, we went geocaching in Brighton. We only located one cache as there were too many Muggles around to find any more (yes that is the official term for those who have no idea about this secret world, quite HP-esque). Perhaps this weekend was not the smartest decision to go hunting especially on the first day of the Brighton Festival, a long weekend and a beautiful sunny one too. But we scoped out where the others may be located to come back during the week when it is much quieter.
Sunday was cleaning the house day. Quite over due and we have both G's parents and my mum coming to our part of the world in the next two weeks. Also took the time to sort out our clothes. Quite a nice collection off to charity. Summer tops came out of storage and some big winter things put away (not all, it is the UK after all...) We bought some Vacu-pack bags (as seen on TV!) where you seal your clothes in a bag, and use your vacuum to suck the air out making a smaller thing to store. Worked a treat.
Sunday night we went to a free fire-themed display in Brighton (part of the festival). There were floating flaming flowers on the pond, outdoor glass-blowing, strange mechanical moving sculptures and tall iron, brasier-like sculptures with cut out images (such as flowers or birds) visible due to the fire behind. A couple of these tall sculptures were being cut out with an oxytorch as we watched. The sparks looked like fire-rain. All very cool.
Today we went mountain bike riding through Firston Forest and found a couple more caches in Alfriston. It has been at least 5 weeks since I rode last. It was good to get out again and I need the practice for next weekend's Isle of Wight bike trip with G's parents. Yes, I fear the 70-year-old will be fitter than me. Sigh.
On Saturday, we went geocaching in Brighton. We only located one cache as there were too many Muggles around to find any more (yes that is the official term for those who have no idea about this secret world, quite HP-esque). Perhaps this weekend was not the smartest decision to go hunting especially on the first day of the Brighton Festival, a long weekend and a beautiful sunny one too. But we scoped out where the others may be located to come back during the week when it is much quieter.
Sunday was cleaning the house day. Quite over due and we have both G's parents and my mum coming to our part of the world in the next two weeks. Also took the time to sort out our clothes. Quite a nice collection off to charity. Summer tops came out of storage and some big winter things put away (not all, it is the UK after all...) We bought some Vacu-pack bags (as seen on TV!) where you seal your clothes in a bag, and use your vacuum to suck the air out making a smaller thing to store. Worked a treat.
Sunday night we went to a free fire-themed display in Brighton (part of the festival). There were floating flaming flowers on the pond, outdoor glass-blowing, strange mechanical moving sculptures and tall iron, brasier-like sculptures with cut out images (such as flowers or birds) visible due to the fire behind. A couple of these tall sculptures were being cut out with an oxytorch as we watched. The sparks looked like fire-rain. All very cool.
Today we went mountain bike riding through Firston Forest and found a couple more caches in Alfriston. It has been at least 5 weeks since I rode last. It was good to get out again and I need the practice for next weekend's Isle of Wight bike trip with G's parents. Yes, I fear the 70-year-old will be fitter than me. Sigh.
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